[LINK] At 07:21 PM 28/06/2007, Saliya writes:

[stephen at melbpc.org.au]

At 07:21 PM 28/06/2007, Saliya writes:

>>> For geostationary satellite, the delay is about 450ms (one-way
>>> sat, one-way terrestrial) or about 1000ms (two-way sat). 
>>
>> 'Scuse me, but 270 milliseconds both ways.
>
> I'm talking about real-world measured performance of a few dozen
> user accounts here, not a calculation of what it might possibly be under
> ideal conditions :) This data was collected and averaged a few years ago
> and I have no doubt that things are _better_ now - perhaps someone
> would like to collect current data?  Regards, Saliya

In terms of current satellite-data gentlemen, my free 'Broadband Connect'
dedicated-landline backhaul of 64 with 256 satellite / wireless broadband
down connection,  <http://www.onewire.com.au/index.php?id=145> pings
ANU (150.203.99.8) with a packet size of 32bytes, and a TTL of 224, with
an RTT of 53ms, 53ms, 54ms, 49ms & 48ms respectively. Google.com.au
(72.14.253.147) consistently ranges between 243ms to 254ms whilst local
melbourneit.com.au (203.27.227.111) ranges between 208ms and 217ms?

Cheers, people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria, Australia